How to handle an interviewer who goes off-topic
Q: One guy on the interview panel wanted to talk about rugby the whole way through – like myself, he played the game in his youth. It was in the middle of Six Nations fever. I humoured him as best I could, but found it quite distracting, and felt I was prevented from getting to […]
How a social media internship candidate should approach job interview, our weekly Career Corner on @CRC1029fm
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, Co. Mayo, each Monday at 5.30pm GMT. Today’s(April 7) topics will include how a social media practitioner should present their experience at interview, and how much detail candidates, in general, should give at interview. You can listen live HERE […]
Early exit may have hurt my chances
Q: The interview was going fairly well, I felt. I had handled their queries well and had even managed to score some extra points based on the research I had done into the organisation. Sooner than I had anticipated, they asked me if I had any questions for them. I hadn’t, and took this question […]
Questions I might be asked in interview
Questions I might be asked in interview listen to ‘Questions I might be asked in interview’ on Audioboo
Why showing a strong understanding of previous roles helps in job interviews
Why showing a strong understanding of previous roles helps in job interviews listen to ‘Why showing a strong understanding of previous roles helps in job interviews’ on Audioboo
Company have asked me to “talk to myself”, our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
Q: Help! I’ve been called to a first-round interview – but it’s a video interview. I have to sit in front of my webcam, press the button, and start answering questions that will be served up as written text on my screen. I’d really like to work for this company, but I can’t get my […]
Three tips to transform your job interviews
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway 1. Start from the right place Typically, people prepare for interviews by looking inwards. They mine their career history for what they believe to be ‘good stuff’. But what is good stuff and who defines it? Answer: the employer defines it – and they have already […]
Highland Radio
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers talks on Highland Radio, Co. Donegal, about getting your CV right – and also your interview technique. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a […]
Highland Radio
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers talks to Highland Radio about unusual questions and scenarios in job interviews. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a booking for […]
Learning the lessons from the interview experience, our weekly column from various newspapers around Ireland
So, you did the interview, and got the verdict from the interview panel, either a Yes or a No. But how did you perform? How did you actually perform? Just because you didn’t get the job doesn’t mean you did a bad interview – there could simply have been a better candidate. Or someone who […]